Original report from Washington
28 August 2008
The director of the Khmer Rouge tribunal's administration office has said he will resign if any corruption is found in his department, following allegations made by Cambodian staff in June, a spokesman said Wednesday.
The director, Sean Visoth, is dedicated to tackling the corruption issue, tribunal spokesman Reach Sambath said.
Allegations of kickbacks from the Cambodian side of the hybrid tribunal have led to a freeze in funding, as donors consider whether to continue, and the Cambodian side has established an investigation task force.
Long Panhavuth, a tribunal observer for the Open Society Justice Initiative, welcomed the determination of the administration chief but added that investigations into the allegations should ensure confidentiality.
The director, Sean Visoth, is dedicated to tackling the corruption issue, tribunal spokesman Reach Sambath said.
Allegations of kickbacks from the Cambodian side of the hybrid tribunal have led to a freeze in funding, as donors consider whether to continue, and the Cambodian side has established an investigation task force.
Long Panhavuth, a tribunal observer for the Open Society Justice Initiative, welcomed the determination of the administration chief but added that investigations into the allegations should ensure confidentiality.
2 comments:
Systematized corruption or killing will never be solved when the current system is still present!!!!
- I have heard Cambodian leaders talked about global issues as gasoline price the global issue; yet when the price has been extremely moving down, how about the price of gasoline in Cambodia??
- What I have seen from the government's responses to Siam's encroachment are of no doubt: hiding agendas with Siams and Thus selling the nation in order to HOLD TIGHT TO OWN POWER AND INTERESTS!!! How many kilometes more land of khmer will you sold and allow neigboring countries to seize?????
- I have heard alot the uncontrollable corruption throughout the country and in the entire governing system. Is it the "Nation's Mentality" that "corruption is proper way to survive in the lawless rule"??? Is that "committing and exposing to corruption in every day living routine" is that what you current leaders FIRMLY WANT PEOPLE TO GET USED TO AND ADAPT?????WHY?????
We have seen your YOUN-tail and spirit. What you care the most is your well-being of your power and interest regardless how poor and suffering the people are facing!!!!
I hope writers here would argue, but not in intimidating or killing tone.
Khmer oversea
I would like to remind all the Khmer Rough Tribunal that be care full A Yuonese/Vietnamese they offer the beautifull girls to all of you like they did to US-army on the pass. most A Yuonese/Vietnamese did offer the girls and all Khmer worker for Khmer Rough Tribunal A Yuon already bough their head or they are A Yuon slave and UN Khmer Rough Tribunal should be know that Cambodia nowaday control by Hun Sen A Yuon slave.
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